Luxury Telephones

Arsene Wargas
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How many times did we saw luxury versions of mobile phones ? But how often do we really see a luxury mobile phone ? Good question right?
Well we probably know VERTU ? And basically talking about luxury phones we deal with brands founded around 10 years ago. Vertu is one of them. It was founded upon the go-ahead of the Nokia Board. So luxury Materials, luxury Service and the excellence of  handcraft Masterpieces.
Different versions of a former state of Art. Also different services that goes with the phone like a “Conciergerie” service. They have 3 main collections, Ascent, Constellation and Signature. Special limited editions completes the offer with exceptional versions in platinium or Carbonfiber or Leather of the previous collections models. So chic. If you want to see more, please click here.
Then, we all remember the Bang & Olufsen mobile phone Serene. Basically it was a Samsung phone with a Bang & Olufsen design. We can not say that it was a success. And today if you go to the B&O website this phone is no where. So B&O are not selling mobile phones. We can only find wireless home phones. Then, you need to go to Samsung website and you will find it there. So it is a Samsung phone.
Finally I would like to talk about a real luxury mobile phone company called Mobiado. Created 10 years ago, Canada in Vancouver. So Canada does not only has the Olympic games but also Mobile phones… and cool ones even ! Mobiado has definitely a break-through creative Masterpieces. They were the first phone company using Aircraft aluminum on the construction of a phone (2004 Professional). They made the first phone in wood in 2005. They are also the first ones to have a full Saphire front and back phone, the first phone with a mechanical watch or also a phone using meteorite. And now they are introducing the new CLASSIC 712 CGB with sapphire buttons, 24karat gold and large Sapphire plates. Minimalist yet exuberant…
Having a phone call can then be an exquisite pleasure.
L.A.

How many times did we saw luxury versions of mobile phones ? But how often do we really see a luxury mobile phone ? Good question right?Well we probably know VERTU ? And basically talking about luxury phones we deal with brands founded around 10 years ago. Vertu is one of them. It was founded upon the go-ahead of the Nokia Board. So luxury Materials, luxury Service and the excellence of  handcraft Masterpieces.
Different versions of a former state of Art. Also different services that goes with the phone like a “Conciergerie” service. They have 3 main collections, Ascent, Constellation and Signature. Special limited editions completes the offer with exceptional versions in platinium or Carbonfiber or Leather of the previous collections models. So chic. If you want to see more, please click here.Then, we all remember the Bang & Olufsen mobile phone Serene. Basically it was a Samsung phone with a Bang & Olufsen design. We can not say that it was a success. And today if you go to the B&O website this phone is no where. So B&O are not selling mobile phones. We can only find wireless home phones. Then, you need to go to Samsung website and you will find it there. So it is a Samsung phone.Finally I would like to talk about a real luxury mobile phone company called Mobiado. Created 10 years ago, Canada in Vancouver. So Canada does not only has the Olympic games but also Mobile phones… and cool ones even ! Mobiado has definitely a break-through creative Masterpieces. They were the first phone company using Aircraft aluminum on the construction of a phone (2004 Professional). They made the first phone in wood in 2005. They are also the first ones to have a full Saphire front and back phone, the first phone with a mechanical watch or also a phone using meteorite. And now they are introducing the new CLASSIC 712 CGB with sapphire buttons, 24karat gold and large Sapphire plates. Minimalist yet exuberant…
Having a phone call can then be an exquisite pleasure.L.A.

Sally Mann, Photographer of a life time

Arsene Wargas
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Today I got the chance to attend to an exhibition about Sally Mann. The exhibition is running on the Elysée Museum for Photography in Lausanne – Switzerland.
She is very well known for her work on family (her own) and her home land, Virginia. Her work generated a lot of controversia because of the uncomfortable reactions the photos caused.
Here is one of the most known Photo called Virginia at 6 in 1991. Virginia is Sally’s younger Daughter.
What we can feel with Sally’s work is that we can feel a all thinking about the role of Art in the artist daily life and also the role as emotional trigger among the public.
By putting on stage her own family, she shares her passion, her personal life and even I would say part of her intimacy. And by revealing these, she probably makes people uncomfortable.
Each time Sally Mann made a new exhibition, the press, family associations or even politicians looked for censuring part of her work.
The question is, should we let artists free to create ? Is everything right on the name of art ? Contemporary artists need to bring you further into the path they open. Otherwise it is just another photograph, another sculpture, another painting… The interest of such exhibition is also a way to create a context that will also make the visitor to think about his own definition of family, of what shocks you or not, the boundaries of one’s acceptance. Personaly I found this exhibition food for thought. Some photos are fascinating, hypnotizing, weirds… but at the end what matters is that she got a reaction from me.
Technically, she is brilliant. She uses wet collodion 8×10 glass negatives and her old 8×10 camera. This technique has at least 100 years now. That is why we get this special high contrast black and white effect. Not really a compact camera right ?
If you want to now more about Sally Mann, click here in Wikipedia
If you are in Lausanne-CH, do not hesitate to visit this exhibition, it is a brilliant collection.
Musée de l’Elysée, for Photography and Art – 18, av. de l’Elysée Lausanne
http://www.elysee.ch
Here are some other pictures I liked.
So, what do you think ?
L.A.
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